Download or read book Life and Death in Captivity written by Geoffrey P. R. Wallace and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Life and Death in Captivity, Geoffrey P. R. Wallace explores the profound differences in the ways captives are treated during armed conflict. Wallace focuses on the dual role played by regime type and the nature of the conflict in determining whether captor states opt for brutality or mercy.